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SalvoNEWS
Gaze Architectural Furnishings & Statuary
GAZE auctioneers are holding an architectural furnishings & statuary sale on Saturday 8 August at 10am at their auction rooms in Diss Norfolk.
Above: A pair of carved stone sphinxes on plinths, each overall 60" high x 39" long, estimated at £1800 - £2500
Above: A York stone Celtic cross carved with ivy relief, estimated at £90 - £140
Above: A pair of stone gothic columns, the top stone carved with man and woman, estimated at £600 - £900
GAZE
Mars out, Venus in. . . a Verona garden
VERONA sits in a broad valley down which grand tour nobility entered Italy from Europe before heading east to Venice or down to Florence and Rome.
In 1570 Agostino Giusti, Knight of the Venetian Republic and Gentleman of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, chose a site on the flood plain backed by a bluff which overlooks the town, and close to the old Roman theatre, to build a small palazzo and garden now known as Giardino Giusti. . .
Above: Battered sculpture of a warring Mars looking slightly coquettish above a bat wall fountain, perhaps signifying that Mars is sleeping, and has been banished to a location outside the garden.
Above: Oracular mascaron, or mask designed to banish evil spirits, c1570 by Bartolomeo Ridolfi tops the view up from Giusti’s entrance gates. Ridolfi was a Veronese stuccadore for Palladio who worked in nearby Vicenza.
Classical allegory in an Italian renaissance garden
Bottomless bounty
TODD Morrissette, 39, founded DeadHead Lumber in April 2008 an American company that salvages logs from the bottom of lakes and rivers with the help of an Aqua-logger. The pontoon boat has been specifically designed to salvage logs from the bottom of lakes and ponds.
Once he gets the logs up, Morrissette mills them into rough planks, then dries and sells them to flooring companies or high-end cabinetmakers. Since the logs are old growth, planks can sell for as much as 20 times the amount per board foot of logs cut today.
DeadHead Lumber
Mainebiz
Doomed postbox turned into shrine
A postbox in Bristol has been turned into a shrine by people upset about a decision to remove it. The pillar box in Bedminster, which is being taken away because of attacks by vandals, has been covered in flowers and "rest in peace" cards.
Whoever is behind the shrine has remained anonymous but residents said a memorial ceremony took place on Sunday. [Thanks to Anthony Reeves from Lassco for sharing this story]
Home Truths
Would you like to be on TV?
BBC Bristol has just embarked on a new series called Home Truths. The series will be fronted by Nick Knowles (from DIY SOS) and will feature homeowners who are just about to renovate their house to it's former glory, charting its history in the process, and helping them to find inspiration and original features in order to achieve their goal.
If you or someone you know is planning a renovation project big or small in the next six months then contact Matt Thomas on 0117 974 7495 or email hometruths@bbc.co.uk
reuse of the week
DIY water reuse
WHO SAYS plumbing is boring? The forward thinking folks at Sloan Valve Company have designed a compact greywater system for your bathroom that is easy to install and works with the existing fixtures and reclaimed units. The greywater system filters the water that goes down your sink drain and then uses it to flush your toilet, potentially saving a household up to 5,000 gallons of potable water each year.
This system helps contribute to LEED accreditation and could possibly lead the way for more wider adoption of extensive greywater recycling systems and public education of just how important water reuse is.
DIY Greywater System
Reburbia
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Salvo News . . .
Salvo mag 281 Aug/Sep
GARDEN SPECIAL
Whats inside. . .Exploding German balls and big sales at Salvo Fair 2009, strategy for sustainable construction, earliest known signed piece by Austin & Seeley, Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur, a classical allegory in an Italian renaissance garden, Chelsea Flower Show, Waddesdon Manor, Gaze auction highlights, Pugin & the Gothic revival sale. . .
 Robots descend on Salvo Fair 2009Robots join the 5,154 other visitors who came to rummage amongst the architectural salvage, garden antiques and reclaimed building materials
 Earliest known signed piece by Austin & SeeleyEntered into Lapada's object of the year competition.
 Garden and CosmosThe royal paintings of Jodhpur
 Mars out, Venus inAn Italian renaissance garden
 Chelsea Flower ShowThemes of reclaim, recycling and eco-friendly
 The wonders of WaddesdonAn architectural treasure and one of the finest Victorian gardens.
For a free copy of SalvoNEWS send a self addressed envolope to Salvo Llp, 10 Barley Mow Passage, London W4 4PH
Fairs
6 - 7 August 2009
Newark Antiques Fair
Newark, Nottinghamshire
27 Sept 2009
Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Fair
St. Judes Church Hall, 403 Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 5HE. 10-4.30pm. £4 Entry.
27 - 30 September 2009
Decorex
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London UK
29 September - 4 October 2009
The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair
The Marque Battersea, London UK
Auctions
8 August 2009
Gaze, Roydon Road, Diss
Architectural Salvage
Starting at 10am at T W Gaze Diss Norfolk. Viewing Thursday prior 2pm-8pm, Friday 10am-5pm, sale morning from 8.30am. Tel (UK) 01379 650306. Fax 01379 644313.
12 September 2009
Gaze, Roydon Road, Diss
Rural and Domestic Bygones
Starting at 10am at T W Gaze Diss Norfolk. Viewing Thursday prior 2pm-8pm, Friday 10am-5pm, sale morning from 8.30am. Tel (UK) 01379 650306. Fax 01379 644313.
FAIRS & AUCTIONS: Please send details as early as possible, and by Thursday of the week prior at the latest
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Theft Alerts Latest Theft Alerts from Salvoweb.com
Stolen antique garden furniture; an antique wrought iron garden seat. 2 antique chairs and 1 seat, wrought iron, painted dull green. A pair of very heavy tables with removable slate tops. all stolen from SBL Hitchin on 22 / 23 July 2009.
 
Two mantle piece clocks Stolen from Moira Northern Ireland on 14 Jun 2009
About 120 metres of reclaimed Yorkstone flags in random rectangular format. Thicknesses from 2.5 inches up to 4 inches. Pallets left on site so stone probably hand loaded onto truck. Stolen from Buriton near Petersfield on 19 June 2009
Marble/slate mantel stolen from Edinburgh on 28 Mar 2009
In excess of 2000 second hand clay angle and round ridge tiles mainly natureal red. From the yard of 3A roofing, Suffolk.
Large wooden eagle sculpture, from Chew Valley School on 16 May 2009.
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